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   foible

   /ˈfɔɪbl/

   noun

   • 1. a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character: "they have to tolerate each other's little foibles"
   • 2. the part of a sword blade from the middle to the point.

   Word Origin late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘feeble’): from obsolete French, in Old French fieble (see feeble). Both noun senses also formerly occurred as senses of the word feeble and all date from the 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • O

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   • B

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   • L

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